1898 - 1974
Peng Dehuai (Chinese: 彭德怀; October 24, 1898 – November 29, 1974) was a prominent Chinese Communist military leader, who served as China's Defense Minister from 1954 to 1959. Peng was born into a poor peasant family, and received several years of primary education before his family's poverty forced him to suspend his education at the age of ten, and to work for several years as a manual laborer. When he was sixteen, Peng became a professional soldier. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peng Dehuai has received more than 511,773 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Peng Dehuai is the 2,300th most popular politician (up from 2,410th in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from China (up from 190th in 2019) and the 119th most popular Chinese Politician.
Peng Dehuai was a military leader in the People's Republic of China. He is most famous for his role in the Korean War, where he commanded the Chinese forces that fought alongside North Korea.
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Among politicians, Peng Dehuai ranks 2,300 out of 15,710. Before him are Jephthah, Milada Horáková, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Kęstutis, Nogai Khan, and Julius Nyerere. After him are Hyeonjong of Joseon, Clovis IV, Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, Nikola Pašić, Seleucus II Callinicus, and Jebe.
1118 BC - Present
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 2,294
1901 - 1950
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 2,295
1351 - 1402
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 2,296
1297 - 1382
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 2,297
1300 - 1300
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 2,298
1922 - 1999
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 2,299
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 2,300
1641 - 1674
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 2,301
677 - 695
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 2,302
1727 - 1777
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 2,303
1845 - 1926
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 2,304
265 BC - 225 BC
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 2,305
1137 - 1225
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 2,306
Among people born in 1898, Peng Dehuai ranks 36. Before him are Rodion Malinovsky, René Clair, Karl Hermann Frank, Ahmad Shah Qajar, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Aloysius Stepinac. After him are Georges Dumézil, Curzio Malaparte, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, Fritz Zwicky, Joseph Murphy, and Therese Neumann. Among people deceased in 1974, Peng Dehuai ranks 24. Before him are Jacob L. Moreno, Julius Evola, Otto Strasser, Miguel Ángel Asturias, David Oistrakh, and Louis Kahn. After him are Satyendra Nath Bose, Fritz Zwicky, Walter Lippmann, Zalman Shazar, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Marcel Pagnol.
1898 - 1967
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 30
1898 - 1981
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 31
1898 - 1946
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 32
1898 - 1930
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 33
1898 - 1956
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 34
1898 - 1960
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 35
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 36
1898 - 1986
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 37
1898 - 1957
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 38
1898 - 1977
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 39
1898 - 1974
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 40
1898 - 1981
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 41
1898 - 1962
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 42
1889 - 1974
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 18
1898 - 1974
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 19
1897 - 1974
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 20
1899 - 1974
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 21
1908 - 1974
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 22
1901 - 1974
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 23
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 24
1894 - 1974
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 25
1898 - 1974
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 26
1889 - 1974
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 27
1889 - 1974
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 28
1896 - 1974
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 29
1895 - 1974
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 30
Among people born in China, Peng Dehuai ranks 186 out of 1,186. Before him are Su Shi (1037), Tang of Shang (-1601), Jie of Xia (-1728), Wei Yan (200), Lu Xun (183), and Yang Chen-Ning (1922). After him are Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641), Zhang Liang (-290), Longqing Emperor (1537), Emperor Dezong of Tang (742), Emperor Zhao of Han (-94), and Emperor Xuan of Han (-91).
1037 - 1101
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 180
1601 BC - 1646 BC
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 181
1728 BC - 1675 BC
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 182
200 - 234
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 183
183 - 245
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 184
1922 - Present
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 185
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 186
1641 - 1674
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 187
290 BC - 186 BC
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 188
1537 - 1572
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 189
742 - 805
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 190
94 BC - 74 BC
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 191
91 BC - 49 BC
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 192
Among politicians born in China, Peng Dehuai ranks 119. Before him are Emperor Suzong of Tang (711), Li Peng (1928), Tang of Shang (-1601), Jie of Xia (-1728), Wei Yan (200), and Lu Xun (183). After him are Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641), Zhang Liang (-290), Longqing Emperor (1537), Emperor Dezong of Tang (742), Emperor Zhao of Han (-94), and Emperor Xuan of Han (-91).
711 - 762
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 113
1928 - 2019
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 114
1601 BC - 1646 BC
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 115
1728 BC - 1675 BC
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 116
200 - 234
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 117
183 - 245
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 118
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 119
1641 - 1674
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 120
290 BC - 186 BC
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 121
1537 - 1572
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 122
742 - 805
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 123
94 BC - 74 BC
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 124
91 BC - 49 BC
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 125